New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-18
GALA DAY AT STRATFORD
MR.. CHILDS'S FOUNTAIN DEDlCAlED'
CEREMONIES OVER THE BEAUTIFUL MnAornr rnr VI
sHAKKsPEARE-NorEp MEN ""o
ur.vxr-A LETTER FROM MR.. LOWELL

.SD POEM By DR. HOLMES.
,oxnox Oct 17.-TCe dedication OF the memo
vial fountain presented by w. W. |his' o
",.h;a % Stratford upon Avon, passed OIL under
ac'pni"' 'n,oo, ousnices Never has the old town
,p.a,od a festive occasion with more enthusiasm
a.o,,ad itself under better aspects. Inc
VI .t,or vv,s nerfect The last after-giow OF sum
- an ffused the antique tenements WIN so''ono"
,;oht and the streets were RADIANT WIFI pu".ins
is' '. ,bo ancient frontapes and suspended IN
Sas,o,ns along the caves. The Mayor, Sir arthur
u,lcson had suggested partial suspension OF
business during the ceremonial out inc
, stirred the pulses OF the people'
occasion s,i dav became general jubilee
,ors apu from ondon, birmingham AID other p0p%n %
Ions centres contributed to glve % on1 ent
r Tinted states Minister Phelps, Henry Irving,
Sir theodore Martin. sir Philip Cunliie Vwen, anu
90 o. WavOrs of Worcester, Llchh@d, coventry,
Wo,wIck and Leamin gton we're among the guests
Of the corporation -, - .hn ,,;s;.oro bod
asmbIed atthe Town Hall. whence the MAYOR hn'n anG
Ibe members of the corporation all atired IN thelr
official robes. marched " procession 10 te sue a o
the memorial. Here there were assembled a large
tLrono of townfolk and strangers The crowd was
cleared back by a guard of the local volunteer
corps and square was formed, wl'hlh "nio" '"o
ceremony was proceeded Win.
M tLowELL's GRACEFUL LETTER.
The Mayor opened the proceedings. He referred
to the regrettabe absence OF James husseii HV"
ell He had however. received letter lroin MI
Lowell. which would go home to the hearts OF all
who heard it and the many more who would read
it. The letter said:
should more deeply regret my inability to be present
at ceremonial of the 7th were 1t not that
my counrynen will be more nty and adequstely repre-
sentcd there by their accomplished Minister MI fhclP
ie occasion is certainly most lnteresung one. Ino
% on m neporaes al once the most marvellous of lag
lshmen Jubilee OF the august Iaiy whosc
r nsns be wa te greatest master 30 symbol could
more aptly serve TINS double purpose than lonn|i una ~
speech he. whether he the author OF the " N9vnn
and aO :Iss ST PHs Be 0 better ad ihaa BY
the current tina, sh" sw forever from TIE
Tying WHO frat embodied in his delightful English the
the pilgrim and especially OF the American pilgrim, who
vsis H. am glad TO think that TINS memorial s3ouIu
SuaTeS blood OF the grea nations joint heirs OF the
same noble language and OF the genius tna mas goe1
Is one of tho multiplying signs that those two nations are
esgnnmg and less OF those in which they differ
Cheers conm9n language Is not indeed 'Ie ne Ge
stand unpleasant thing the other may chshco
70 'y am one Of those believe that honest friend
shin between England and America Is a most deslla1,c
de"irsbIe in oar intercourse with another to make
our mother tongue search her Golfers round FOR he POI
s,oTed there Let US by All means speak the truth to
each other for there is no one else WHO can speaa M & "
point of the but let do it in such wise as 70
o we ecaHinnict oy means o! it, lCries of Hear Hear "
Let say az eeabe things to eacn other ana ol eS,
other whenever consclenonsly can My m nd hr.
Chlds has of these agreeable things in very
solid and durable way common ,sTaGg anu and %aW
othnsng supply neutral ground where we may ,neo ~
IN the assurance that shall ft something alndOie III
each other ana from bens less than KIND become moro
In old mans the line which outlined British possessions
IN America Included the greater ri OF whai Is ho% &
rofy OF tue United states Ie ne % @ nam vet Ire
ho them in memory and Inauguration by uiie such as
no conquest established and no revolution can ever
overthrow The Is sacred 10 you l. sacred 70
him The annals which shakespeare makes Walk peoic
in flesh and blood are his no less tbsh yoursc
are the which recognize AMI are glad 70 reco
on occasions ike this. They Will be yearly drawn Closer
as scence goes on with work OF aboshing ne ahd
space, thus render more easy that pee
is potent to clear law away y; ,o,,'1r, wG@tSYfr m
/, exclusive iu natio9aty or savor' OF ynnr.
f"''' J. r. LOWELL
Enthusiastic cheers were given when the Mayor
flashed reading Mr.. Loweips letter.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM TIE QUAKrH POET
The poet Whittier had also written congratu'
latorv letter 10 Mr. Chlds, in which he SAID that
the gift during the present year was happy
tbouplt a, connected with the QGeen's jubilee and
would 20 far toward atonlng for foolish utterdnces
about England coming from some American cit
izens This portion of the letter was received with
crics OF Hear, hear!"
Looking at the memorial continued tho
NaVor "everv body must acknowledge that II Is q
handsome structure. The manner IN whch thc gn'
was bestowed makes H. acceptance genuine pleas
ure. Mr. Chds III numerous letters 10 ne repeat %
.. edy said that expense should be spared. MONEY
is no object he saIu wish to present glit U
Shakespeare's town worthy OF ms eeat nane nan e.,
Throughout, also, these letters showed Il sPHlt VI
atlecrIon for Old England. The memorial proves
tie truth of the old saving that Blood is thicker
than water 1t proves that Americans are pIouo
of our common heritage Chcers. ...
In conclusion the Mayor referred to the assistance
rendered by Dr. Macauay. who represented Mr.
Cb,Id. ir arranging the details OF construction, and
thanked Mr. Phelps for his prescnc' he American
Minister. he sand, had travelled nlght ana day IL
,...ft, ham
Mr. LIVING was greeted with cheers lie snd ne
had been requested to read poem, the work OF q
poet " hose name be owed wherever the Eng
flsh ianouqpe was sn"kel. Mr.. Irving then read q
poem " Dr. Oliver Wende Home with spendlt
effect and recurring plaudits, ana CONTINUING
spoke part as follows:
1--WE h we met to celebrate tribute which ha
been paid 10 tie memory OF Shakcspeaie ny al al
Jubllee wear of the Queen. The donor OF this bcau
tul monument am happy TO claim as persona
fr cud MIR Chllds is not only an admirable repre-
tentative of the public spirit aud enterprisng en-
ergy OF Pbilauo phIa, but Is also man VINO ma
erdearcG himself to very VIDE circle Dy m@an' @
generous deeds DO not wonder at his ulIlhcence
ior o Gen like h,m 1t a second nature. rejoice
III the happy inspiration winch pionpteec
the gift which so worthily represents tn'
common homage of two great peoples tC
the most famous man Of theI CON mon race
On tins spot of all Others Amercahs cease 10 D'
aliens Hear! Iiear.l. for here they clam our 4 KIN
ship with the great master Of English speech. HOW
responsive is American life and literature to the In
fueBce which has done more than the work OF any
other man to mould the Thought and character O1
generations. The simplest records of Strat0rd
show that this is the Mecca OF American pilgrims
and that the place which gave birth to Shakes
peare is regarded the fountain OF the mightlcst
aud most endurLg inspiration of our mother
tongue. Ii is not difficult 10 believe that amongst
the visitors who write those imposing letters
II. = A. in the visitors book in the historic house
hard by there are some whose cOll0quial speecl
Still preserves phrases which have come dOwh from
Shakespeares time. Some IdIoms which are sup,
posed 10 be of American Invention can be traced
back To shakespeare, aud we can imagine that III
the audience at the old Globe Theatre there were
ignorant and unlettered men who treasured NJ
something of Shakespeare's imagery and vivid por